Plant/Animal Adaptations Vocabulary

a special characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive in their habitat

• balance

• trait

• drought

• adaptation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

a long period of time without rain; a shortage of water

• drought

• hibernation

• environment

• migration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

to spend the winter inactive or sleeping

• migrate

• hibernate

• environment

• adaptation

any community of living and non-living things that work together

• ecosystem

• environment

• adaptation

• trait

the right amount of plants, animals, sunlight, water, etc in an ecosystem

• ecosystem

• drought

• trait

• balance

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism

• environment

• hibernate

• habitat

• survive

to continue to live, especially through danger or hard times

• survive

• drought

• adaptation

• migrate

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

the surroundings that affect the growth and health of a living thing

• ecosystem

• hibernate

• habitat

• environment

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

to travel from one place to another and back again (ex: some birds fly south for the winter)

• hibernate

• migrate

• adaptation

• drought

a specific characteristic of a person, plant, or animal; such as behavior or what something looks like

• drought

• trait

• environment

• balance

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4